Cook County Opinion
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Gun play, moves old phenomenaSep 27, 2007 11:00 pm - I'm sorry to report it, but gun violence in Elgin is here to stay. A sad fact of American life is that when crowded cities and towns begin to age, they become inundated ...
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Constitution misinterpretedSep 27, 2007 11:00 pm - In response to the Sept. 20 article regarding the removal of the song, "God Bless America" at Buffalo Grove High School, I am saddened that this school chose to capitula...
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Move.On.org has too much influenceSep 27, 2007 11:00 pm - I feel I must voice my concern about the blind support of anything that MoveOn.org does or says. As a lifelong registered Democrat, I am increasingly uneasy about the gr...
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Petraeus should be under scrutinySep 27, 2007 11:00 pm - MoveOn.org was formed by liberals to urge the nation to "move on" after the '90s impeachment frenzy of Bill Clinton. Galvanized by events since the election of 2000, Mov...
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Buffalo Grove H.S. made bad decisionSep 27, 2007 11:00 pm - I was so happy when I turned on the TV this afternoon to watch the Cubs, and Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Messmer were signing "God Bless America" along with the national anthem b...
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U.S. must follow international lawSep 27, 2007 11:00 pm - I write because the Bush administration once again is seeking to make the administration, the U.S. military and the corporate mercenary armies operating in Iraq and arou...
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The agenda behind NCLB standardsSep 27, 2007 11:00 pm - Your Sept. 25 editorial suggested that elementary schools have been more successful in meeting testing goals than high schools because it is easier to "get all teachers ...
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Action needed now on global warmingSep 27, 2007 11:00 pm - We need to stop global warming! Did you know that since 1980, Illinois has experienced 19 of its 20 hottest years on record? I was in Alaska recently, and witnessed the ...
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Divergent stories about religion and sexuality needed to be toldSep 27, 2007 11:00 pm - Anytime it takes more than a year to get something in the newspaper, you really hope it was worth the trouble. So if the virulence -- and diversity -- of opinion on the ...
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Smoking not illegal, and not the worstSep 27, 2007 11:00 pm - In response to Helen Clark's letter concerning consideration of an exception to the smoking ban rule for casinos, I have to first say I am not now a smoker and haven't b...